Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Euphylliidae
Full reference: K. Bromfield. 2013. Neogene Corals from the Indo-Pacific: Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and Fiji. Bulletins of American Paleontology 387
Belongs to Galaxea according to K. Bromfield 2013
Sister taxa: Galaxea acrhelia, Galaxea astreata, Galaxea elegantissima, Galaxea excelsa, Galaxea fascicularis, Galaxea haligena, Galaxea horrescens, Galaxea junghuhni, Galaxea kabairaensis, Galaxea paucisepta
Type specimen: Its type locality is Benteng West, ISS1.4, Salayar Island, which is in a Pliocene reef, buildup or bioherm rudstone/grainstone in the Salayar Formation of Indonesia
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Benteng West, ISS1.4, Salayar Island
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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